The history of Chinese fireworks
By admin on 2014-12-16

Fireworks weren't just invented  all of a sudden, they were gradually produced with the inventions of other  substances,such as gunpowder. Although many nations claim the invention of  gunpowder, it was actually invented by the Chinese in the 9th  Century.A Chinese cook happened to mix  together three ingredients commonly found in the kitchen - potassium nitrate  (salt substitute), sulfur (flammable solid), and charcoal. The cook noticed  that, when ignited, the three ingredients burned viciously with a considerable  force. The cook apparently also discovered that if these same ingredients were  enclosed and then ignited, the combination exploded rather than burned,  producing a loud bang. The chemical gunpowder spread throughout the world. There  are many uses of gunpowder, in Europe were  mainly used for canons during war. While the Europeans were using gunpowder for  war, the Chinese used it for firecrackers and  fireworks.